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Time to send a message… No more hockey in the Desert!

Published by Puckhead 1 year, 1 month ago in Blog Entries. 10 Comments

If you haven’t already heard, Judge Redfield T. Baum ruled this past Monday evening against Jim Balsillie and his bid to purchase the Phoenix Coyotes from Jerry Moyes for $212 million, and move the team to Hamilton, OT. The Judge said that Balsillie’s decision deadline of June 29th did not give enough time to completely cover and rule on the whole case.

Balsillie isn’t giving up, however… even though his battle might be a tougher one than trying to make ice in a desert. Balsillie is going to submit another motion to the court, to purchase the team and hopefully enter mediation with the NHL.

So what do we all and Jim Balsillie do? SEND AN EMAIL TO GARY BETTMAN AND FLOOD HIS INBOX!!!!!!!!!!! We are working with Jim Balsillie and his MakeItSeven campaign to send the little commish as many emails as possible.

Simply fill out the form below and hit submit, and the message below will be sent to Gary Bettman!!!!!:

Name (required):

Email address (required):

Dear Mr. Bettman,

Why not?

It’s a simple question being asked by hockey fans like me. The nation that has the deepest roots and passion for the game of hockey, and fans all over the world want to know why there can’t be a seventh NHL hockey team in southern Ontario?

The NHL has already approved Mr. Balsillie as an NHL owner and in his ruling on Monday the 15th, Judge Redfield T. Baum recognized that he is an approved NHL owner.

It is clear that Hamilton remains the best location for the Coyotes versus letting it wither in the desert. So why not?

In his ruling Judge Baum also encouraged the NHL and Jim Balsillie to sit down together in mediation to determine what a fair and reasonable relocation fee would be. Mr. Balsillie has said he’s willing to participate in mediation. So why not?

We love this game and we know you do too. It’s time for discussion. It’s time to Make It Seven.

Why Not?

Sincerely,
A dedicated hockey fan

Tags: balsillie, email, email bettman, gary bettman, hamilton, hockey, hockey in canada, national hockey league, nhl, ontario, send gary bettman email.

Hockey Hero?

Published by Puckhead 1 year, 1 month ago in Blog Entries. 14 Comments

Will Jim Balsillie become a hero of hockey and the savior of the NHL later today? Both Balsillie and the NHL await the decision of Judge Redfield T. Baum on Mr. Balsillie’s $212.5-million US bid to buy the Phoenix Coyotes and relocate the franchise to Hamilton… with the ruling expected to come later today.

The Judge heard from both sides earlier in the week. The major outcome of the proceedings was that the NHL could probably charge Balsillie a relocation fee to move the team from Phoenix to Hamilton. This fee could be at least $100 million, which would create an easy $300+ million price tag for the desert team.

If this is the case and it’s as simple as this (which we highly doubt)… we say WRITE THE CHECK BALSILLIE!!! Just get the deal done and move on!! If he wants this team and wants this for Canada enough, he can and will do it.

In other news… Balsillie and his MakeItSeven movement have chosen June 19th as Make It Seven Day in Canada!

Tags: court, coyotes, gary bettman, hamilton, Jim Balsillie, make it seven, national hockey league, nhl, phoenix.

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Make It Seven!!!

Published by Puckhead 1 year, 1 month ago in Blog Entries. 4 Comments

As many of you know, Jim Balsillie has a web site to promote his iniative to buy the Phoenix Coyotes and move them to Hamilton, Ontario… the site is http://www.makeitseven.ca. Jim and his team there send out email messages a few times a week, which we will start posting here on FB… because we support his mission! Here is the email sent out today by MakeItSeven:

To all our Make It Seven Supporters,

Tell it to the Judge!

We need everyone who supports an NHL franchise in Hamilton to let the Phoenix bankruptcy court Judge know. And it’s easy to do.

Tuesday June 9 is a critical court hearing to determine whether the Coyotes can be relocated when they’re sold out of bankruptcy.

We need some evidence for the Judge - evidence of bigger, stronger and deeper numbers of Hamilton backers.

We need you to use our “Tell a Friend” feature to get your neighbours, co-workers, family and friends to sign up to Makeitseven.ca.

Do it today. Do it now. We need to pull together. We need to tell it to the Judge.

Make It Seven.

In other very related news, a Toronto investment group - The Toronto Legacy Group - has put forth a proposal/bid for another NHL team in Toronto. The group says they already have around $900 million in financing available, and want to name the team the Toronto Legacy. We’re wondering if this is a joke…. but we guess if Los Angeles can “support” two teams, Toronto shouldn’t have a problem. However, we’d rather see the next team in Hamilton, or another city in Canada.

Tags: gary bettman, hamilton, hockey, Jim Balsillie, make it seven, national hockey league, nhl, ontario, Phoenix Coyotes.

Canada, eh?

Published by Puckhead 1 year, 2 months ago in Phoenix Coyotes and Blog Entries. 39 Comments

5/19/09 Update: Bankruptcy judge Redfield T. Baum today ordered the NHL and Phoenix owner Jerry Moyes into mediation until the 27th of this May, pretty much making fun of the fact that the NHL could not handle this outside of his courtroom.

This is a good sign for Balsillie, for the fact that the judge didn’t simply (as many expected) side with the NHL. It could be bad news for Balsillie, however, as this delays the possible transfer of the team, especially with prior concerns by the NHL about it interfering with next year’s schedule.

It sounds to us like the judge just hasn’t researched and learned enough about this case to yet make a decision… but we definitely do like his sense of humor:

“To save the suspense, I’m not going to rule from the bench today,” he said.

Hopefully his decision ends up coming from a bench favored by Hamilton.

Gary Bettman might not want a new NHL team in Hamilton, but he might be willing to let a team move back to Winnipeg. Bettman says that Copps Coliseum (where the Hamilton team would play) is over 30 years old and too old, and that only an expansion team would be allowed in Hamilton (which we all know will never happen). Another reason Bettman has given for not allowing the sale/move of Phoenix to Hamilton this year is because it would interfere with the 2009-2010 NHL schedule… which we don’t believe has been released yet. Either way, Jim Balsillie stated over the weekend that he is willing to delay the move of Phoenix to Hamilton until the 2010-2011 season, if scheduling was such a problem.

While all of this goes on and Bettman and the NHL said they have also been in talks with Chicago White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, about buying the team for $130 million and keeping it in Phoenix… the bankruptcy court showdown between Moyes and the NHL should end tomorrow - Tuesday, May 19th - with a ruling expected.

We do like the fact that Bettman has brought up Winnipeg’s name in the move of the Coyotes to a new place… but doubt that he is serious about it at all, and it is more of a PR stunt. Furthermore, why is he trying to prevent a thriving NHL franchise from existing in Hamilton, when one in Winnipeg already failed??! Once again, little Napoleon won’t let his ego out of the way and do what’s best for this league and sport…

Tags: balsillie, bankruptcy, bettman, coyotes, hamilton, moyes, nhl, phoenix, winnipeg.

Bettman’s NHL Strikes (out) Again!!

Published by Puckhead 1 year, 2 months ago in Phoenix Coyotes, Bettman, Blog Entries and Playoffs. 7 Comments

5/8/09 Update: The Phoenix Bankruptcy Court judge overseeing this case delayed it until May 15th… hoping that the NHL and Coyotes’ owner Jerry Moyes can figure out who owns and has control of the team. Buttman and the NHL will appear in court on the 15th to state their case, and Moyes will state his case on the 17th… with the decision to come on the 19th. You can read all about it here.

Where are all these rules and regulations about how a team is operated and sold that Bettman talks about?? Where are the rules about not letting a crook like Boots Del Biaggio invest in a team??? We think Bettman and his compadres don’t want Balsillie to have ownership of any of these teams, because Balsillie will not relocate the team to Kansas City or Las Vegas, where the little weasel hopes to put the next NHL team. You know… a place in the south where no one cares about or knows anything about hockey… instead of in Canada, where people live and breathe hockey. Makes sense, doesn’t it? hah. Mr. Bettman, wake up and get over yourself and how you are ruining the game… and do what’s best for the game, the NHL and its fans!!!

Yes, we’re still alive here at FireBettman.com … once again, sorry for our long absence.

The playoffs are finally here again (like us), and Bettman’s NHL is at its worst…

The Phoenix Coyotes have filed for bankruptcy… anyone with a brain (not Bettman) could have told you this one was coming. Since Bettman couldn’t see it coming, he and his NHL morons are challenging the bankruptcy filing in court this afternoon. Now why would they challenge this? Because the Canadian millionaire Jim Balsillie is once again interested in owning an NHL team, and has offered Phoenix majority owner Jerry Moyes $212.5 US million with the clause of moving the team to southern Ontario (ie, Hamilton).

Bettman says he doesn’t believe Balsillie would be a good owner, rather than admitting that he does not want a successful team in Canada! He thinks giving Phoenix another chance and trying to *make* them succeed in Phoenix will work out in the long run. Our guess is that Bettman is convincing another one of his crooked buddies (remember Boots Del Biaggio and the Predators??) to be an idiot and offer more money than Balsillie to keep the team in Phoenix. Didn’t he learn from the first time? Oh yeah, we forgot… he ain’t that smart and cares more about his ego than about NHL quality and success.

Apparently, Phoenix fans are smarter than Bettman… the main fan site has already been put up for sale. We recommend not buying it. Furthermore, Balsillie has gotten support from around 100,000 NHL fans (and we suspect there are more of you on this site), and from Prime Minister Stephen Harper! Yeah Canada!

In other NHL news… did you see the disallowed goal in the Detroit vs. Anaheim game on Tuesday night? If not, here is some of the worst officiating you will ever see from Bettman’s boys:

Simply ridiculous and inexcusable. We’re not saying Detroit should have won… but this is a great example of how terrible the officiating has gotten in the NHL due to rule changes, terrible new officials, and the ambiguity of what constitutes a penalty in the “New NHL”. This play should be reviewable!! Especially since it could have made a difference in the outcome of the game.

It’s good to be back and updating you on the latest news in the NHL and the terrible path that our mental midget commish continues to lead the league down… so stay tuned and keep checking back!

Tags: gary bettman, hamilton, Jim Balsillie, NHL Playoffs, ontario, Phoenix Coyotes, playoffs.

Wide World of Bettman

Published by jb 2 years, 6 months ago in Bettman, Blog Entries, Videos and TV. 7 Comments

Update (01/27/08): If you missed last night’s “Ask Gary” segment on Hockey Night in Canada — where Gary Bettman took questions from hockey fans in Canada, live with Ron MacClean — you can watch it here. Nothing too new or exciting… but “Blue Skies” Bettman does strongly deny having any kind of role in keeping the Nashville Predators out of Hamilton, ON … even though there is strong evidence that suggests otherwise, including Craig Leipold taking $40 million less for the team than he could have gotten, which still has not been explained.
Bettman also states that the NHL is not considering any expansion… within Canada or the U.S. in the near future. One fan’s email in the segment asks about why the Red Wings are in the West… and Gary’s response is that if the Wings moved to the East, a team would have to move to the West, which no team is willing to do. But what if an expansion team were to be put in Las Vegas or Kansas City? We aren’t huge fans of the idea, but just want to point out that it is definitely a possibility… even though Gary Bettman always seems to avoid bringing up the possibility when questioned about expansion.

The NHL has announced it will open next season with two games in Europe. Oh boy; Jagr and Lecavalier to Prague and Sid and Alfredsson to Stockholm. Yeah, it’s not the teams that are important; Gary’s just pushin’ a few stars to get more exposure. “We’re all pretty excited about that” were uttered from the hole in his face. Typical Bettman; all cliche and no brain. (His “all” must have been in reference to lackies Bill or Colin.) Wonder how many Europeans get VS.? Yo Bettman, wake up! Starting the season in Winnipeg, Quebec City, Portland (OR), or even (heaven forbid) Hamilton would give you the greater exposure you are seeking in the market you are sadly neglecting; North America! (Don’t forget the “North” part, ay?) Paying –that’s right– paying ESPN to televise a game a week would also aid in this effort. You just have to start focusing on the game… not the “stars” who few people see. Sid ain’t the equivalent to the NBA’s Michael. Remember the NBA was accessible on television when Jordan played. I don’t believe Stern sent you to Europe, but many wish he would have sent you to the moon. Certainly, the sure fire way to create more fan excitement and to actually “grow” the game of hockey would be for you to submit your resignation. Do it dude!!!

Tags: all star game, all stars, controversy, gary bettman, hamilton, hockey night in canada, nashville, nhl, predators.

Hey Hey Hamilton!

Published by Puckhead 2 years, 9 months ago in Nashville Predators and Bettman. 6 Comments

Wake up, wake up!! Your city might still have a chance of getting an NHL team. It looks like Jim Balsillie is still pursuing a purchase of the Nashville Predators, since negotiations between the local investment group there and the city of Nashville aren’t going so well, and the chance of a deal is not looking very hopeful.

We know Gary Bettman will do all that he can to keep Balsillie from purchasing the Predators and moving the team to Canada… this could get very interesting. We’ll be keeping our eyes on the situation and will keep you up-to-date!

Tags: gary bettman, hamilton, hockey, Jim Balsillie, nashville predators, nhl, ontario.

There will be ice in Nashville…

Published by Puckhead 2 years, 12 months ago in Nashville Predators and Bettman. 42 Comments

Update @ 5:00 pm ET: The Nashville Predators have signed a letter of intent to sell the team to the local group of investors mentioned below, for $193 million. The surprising news here is that William “Boots” Del Biaggio III (who is not from the Nashville area) is part of this group of investors. If the team does not make money in the next couple of years, it is very possible that they could be relocated to another city… most likely Kansas City, since that is where “Boots” wanted to move them when he previously offered $190 million for the team.

It looks like the Nashville Predators will continue their existence in Nashville. The group of investors interested in purchasing the team has signed a letter of intent to purchase the team from owner Craig Leiopold, who has lost $70 million owning the team over the past 10 years. If everything goes as planned, the deal will be done and the new owners will take hold of the team before this year’s NHL season.

Congratulations once again to Predators fans on keeping a failing team in your city, and to Gary Bettman for missing out on a potential goldmine in Hamilton, ON, where they don’t have to spend millions to make artificial ice for a hockey team to play on.

Tags: gary bettman, hamilton, hockey, nashville predators, nhl.

Bettman and Robbin’ (Canada, that is)

Published by jb 3 years ago in Blog Entries. 8 Comments

The Bettmobile is stuck in Nashville and Robbin’ Canada is all that’s been accomplished by our wholly inept commissioner. “Cost certainty”. How many times did we hear that come from the hole in Bettman’s face? Now it’s more like “cost un-certainty” with the salaries being offered. The Duck’s Dustin Penner, who was making league minimum last season, was just offered $4.5 mil a year to jump ship and play for the Oilers. Others have also eclipsed the pre-lockout salaries. Sen’s Emery took a leap to $9.5 mil a year; Sabre’s Roy goes from $675K to $4 mil, etc,…

Point being, even cost certainty, which was supposedly the greatest coup Garrulous Gary accomplished in the lockout, is scarce. With TV revenues in the toilet and Duh Commish forcing owners to take $50 mil less to sell their team guess who’s going to have to come up with more bucks to see a game. But wait. Why are all these salaries going through the roof when revenues are declining? Oh Canada! Providing a whopping 30% of all NHL revenue but getting the royal shaft from Gary, our northern friends are quite the example of dedicated hockey fans. The Canadian dollar has gained strength and Canadian hockey fans gotta have their hockey fix. But Bettman says “Screw you CBC” after getting $600 mil from them. Bettman says “Screw you Hamilton” after quashing their hopes. Bettman says “Screw you and your Hockey Day in Canada”. Yes, the quintessential Ugly American lives! And he’s our NHL commissioner.

Tags: bettman, CBC, Emery, hamilton, HNIC, Hockey Day in Canada, nhl, Penner, Roy, VS..

Say eh to Nashville…

Published by Puckhead 3 years ago in Nashville Predators. 13 Comments

It looks like the Nashville Predators might just stay in Nashville, and will not head to Kansas City or Hamilton, ON. Daniel Tolensky from HockeyBuzz.com reports that Predators owner Craig Leopold is meeting with our favorite person Gary Bettman, and the Nashville group that may be purchasing the team today.
Congratulations to Predators fans on keeping a failing team in your city, and to Gary Bettman on another boneheaded move that will continue to prevent the NHL and hockey from reaching its popularity potential.

Tags: bettman, hamilton, hockey, kansas city, nashville, nhl, predators.

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